An Evening Not to Miss! Some of World’s Best
Wines at Island Shangri-La Hong Kong in November

On 16 and 17 November 2009, the Island
Shangri-La, Hong Kong, one of the finest hotels in the region, will
present flagship wines from the 11 members of Primum Familiae Vini,
an elite association of wine producing families.

The hotel will host a series of events
including a gala dinner at the Island Ballroom, a luncheon at
Lobster Bar and Grill and a trade tasting at the Atrium.

The dinner, featuring
a five-course menu by Chef Frederic Chabbert of the
Michelin-starred Restaurant Petrus, is priced at HK$2,688 per
person and sold by a minimum of eight guests per table.

A
highlight of the dinner is the charitable auction for a PFV
Collection Case containing one bottle of each member’s finest
current vintage.

Elegantly displayed in a mahogany box, the
collections have been presented in the past to kings, such as King
Juan Carlos I of Spain in 1995 and King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden
in 1999, as well as to selected world leaders. Internationally
acclaimed Master of Wine Serena Sutcliffe, who heads Sotheby’s
worldwide wine auctions, will conduct the auction of the rare wine
collection.

The funds raised by the auction will be donated
to Heep Hong Society to help children with autism, Asperger’s
Syndrome, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and
specific learning difficulties. Established in 1963, Heep Hong
Society is one of Hong Kong’s largest service providers of early
intervention and education for disabled children, operating more
than 30 service units throughout Hong Kong and serving over 6,000
families each year.

“It has always been our goal to serve
the local community. The gala dinner offers our hotel a remarkable
opportunity to benefit underprivileged children while delighting
our guests with an exceptional platform to personally meet 11
world renowned wine producers,” said Darren Gearing, Island
Shangri-La, Hong Kong’s area manager and general manager.

Tables for the gala dinner are sold through Restaurant Petrus
on level 56 of the hotel. Advanced reservations are
quite understandably an absolute must.

Those who are unable to attend
the gala dinner will have another chance to meet the wine makers
and taste selected fine wines at a luncheon on 17 November 2009,
from noon to 2:30 p.m., at the Lobster Bar and Grill on level six
of the hotel.

The four course luncheon by Chef Leung Wing Yeung is
priced at HK$488 per person. Tables are limited and are available
on a first-come, first-served basis. For reservations contact the Lobster
Bar and Grill.

A trade
tasting for approximately 200 trade members from the wine industry
will be held on 16 November 2009 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the
Atrium on level 39 of the hotel. Attendance at the trade tasting
is by invitation only.

Prices quoted above
are subject to a 10% service charge, and the vintages listed are
subject to change by the wine producers.

The Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo will host
similar events on 17 and 18 November 2009, and Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai will host the
events from 19 to 21 November 2009.